Santa Maria Church

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Santa Maria Church is a historic Spanish colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the Philippines renowned for its distinctive hilltop fortress-like architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Santa Maria Church canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
Spanish colonial-era church
World Heritage Site
affiliation Diocese of Nueva Segovia
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
architecturalStyle Baroque
Earthquake Baroque
builtDuring Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
category Churches in Ilocos Sur
Roman Catholic churches completed in the 18th century
Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines
World Heritage Sites in the Philippines
constructionPeriod 18th century
country Philippines
denomination Roman Catholic
function parish church
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilocos Sur
hasComponent convent
stairway leading up the hill
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection protected under Philippine cultural heritage law
heritageStatus National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines
locatedIn Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ilocos Region
Ilocos Sur
locatedOn Luzon
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Virgin Mary
notableFeature brick construction
fortress-like appearance
freestanding bell tower
hilltop location
massive buttresses
partOf Baroque Churches of the Philippines
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1993
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 677
usedFor pilgrimage site
religious services

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Ilocos Region hasNotableHeritageSite Santa Maria Church